Sima del Avellano

Places of Interest Nearby

Cave of Altamira

Cave

Photo: Locutus Borg, Public domain.

The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. Cave of Altamira is situated 2 km southeast of Sima del Avellano.

National Museum and Research Center of Altamira

Museum

Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, also known as Altamira Museum, is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar, Spain, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. National Museum and Research Center of Altamira is situated 2 km southeast of Sima del Avellano.

Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana

Church

Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Collegiate church and cloister of Santa Juliana is a collegiate church located in Santillana del Mar, Spain. The church is dedicated to Juliana of Nicomedia. It is notable as an example of Romanesque architecture… Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana is situated 3 km east of Sima del Avellano.

Places in the Area

Oreña

Hamlet

Photo: Xavier Estruch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oreña is a hamlet.

Arroyo

Hamlet

Photo: Dagane, CC BY 3.0.

Arroyo is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Sima del Avellano.

Santillana del Mar

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Santillana del Mar is a picturesque and very touristy village in Cantabria in northern Spain, lined with medieval buildings. It's also famous for the prehistoric art in the Altamira Caves 2 km west.

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